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[QUOTE]Originally posted by nittfan: [QB] Hi everyone and WOW - thanks for all the tips and the time you took to write!! Here is what there is of our itinerary: We arrive into LAX @ 1:50 p.m. of 09/05. Overnighting there somewhere to be determined! Probably near the airport and I appreciate knowing that we should get to bed quite early (hello Ambien, here we come!!) and get on the shuttle to LAUS super early (maybe even 6:30 a.m) to avoid stress and headaches. We are both quite physically fit and blessed - so walking even a mile lugging rollaboards is not an issue. I do appreciate and will respect the opinions of almost all of you to NOT attempt to walk anywhere at night in Oakland (or any major city) from the Amtrak station ............. I don't even know at this point where we will disembark (maybe not even all the way to San Fran)! Just looking to have a nice scenic train trip which we have never done, on a classic train for our first ever train trip! Also, wherever we do decide to get off the train will need to have access to a rental car kiosk. I have not looked into car rentals yet, but perhaps we will decide to get off the train at San Jose, get a car and drive to ??? for the night........ So, after the night of the 5th in the LAX vicinity our itinerary is pretty much open until the 9th. We have a reservation in Inverness (Point Reyes?) for 4 nights, Sept. 9th - 12th. I have not figured the rest out yet. This will be our 2nd trip to coastal CA; first was about 12 years ago. We really do not need/want to sight-see SF (oops, there I go made the San Franciscan's mad) . We have visited and stayed in Carmel, visited Fisherman's Wharf, Muir State Forest/Park, and driven a small portion of Big Sur. We have driven as far north as Fort Bragg (going by memory here??) and have stayed in Elk, CA for 4 nights those many years ago. So, what we are presently thinking is maybe the 2nd night (09/06) somewhere in the SF/Oakland vicinity OR disembark in San Jose, and drive to somewhere near or in Monteray/Carmel for the night. That would be entirely dependent upon the availability of car rental kiosks, how late they remain open, and whether I can find one with reasonable "drop off charges" to return the car at SFO. We want the rental car to drive from Inverness to some points in "wine country" (haven't a clue where yet and yes I know it will be a drive) and also to see a bit more of Big Sur further South than what we saw years ago. After our 4 nights in Inverness, we will most likely spend our last evening (13th) closer to SFO, and still have the rental car. We depart for home on 09/14 @ 10:45 a.m. We are flying on American - AA. Once again, I appreciate your thoughtfulness. You all are much more knowledgeable about this than we are and are looking at things from differing perspectives than I may have thought of. Smitty, I have heard of Bromall, PA ........ but can't map quest it at the moment - computer is doing the "spinning volleyball of death" thing (anyone with a MAC may know what I am referring to!?) and won't allow me to open any new windows. I am hoping that this posts!! Is Bromall near Philly? We are located in the metropolis of Bloomsburg, PA. By the way, my nephew is a conductor (but I don't see him very often)! [/QB][/QUOTE]
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